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02.07.2014 14:06
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Telefónica Deutschland supervisory board nominates future management
following closing of the E Plus acquisition: Thorsten Dirks will be CEO,
Markus Haas COO and Rachel Empey CFO
In the context of today's conditional clearance by the European Commission
of the acquisition of E-Plus Group by Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG,
the supervisory board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG has resolved in
its meeting today on the conclusion of a management board agreement with
Thorsten Dirks as future CEO. The 51-year old, current board member of KPN
and CEO of E-Plus, will take over his office with the closing of the
acquisition of E-Plus by Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG.
The future Management Board consisting of Thorsten Dirks, Rachel Empey and
Markus Haas will lead the company after closing of the acquisition, which
is expected in Q3. Markus Haas as COO will be in charge for joint
operations and Rachel Empey as CFO will take responsibility for finance and
strategy.
Headquarters of the company will remain in Munich. A decision about the
future development of the individual locations will be made in the period
after closing.
Thorsten Dirks is graduated engineer. He has worked in several
telecommunication companies, since 1996 he has been with E-Plus. There he
has held several management positions and is CEO since 2007. Since 2011 he
has also been member of the management board of KPN. Until closing he will
remain CEO of the E-Plus group.
Markus Haas studied law (Volljurist). He has worked for Telefonica since
1998 in different leading management positions. Since 2009 he is Managing
Director and since 2012 he has been a member of the management board of
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG as Chief Strategy Officer.
Rachel Empey studied mathematics. She has worked since 2004 in different
leading positions for Telefonica. As CFO she has been a member of the
management board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG since 2012.
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